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ge-sǽlig

  • adjective
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Grammar
ge-sǽlig, -sǽli; comp. ra; superl. ost, ust; adj. [sǽlig happy]
Wright's OE grammar
§630;
Happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate; fēlix, beatus, fortūnātus
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  • Seth wæs gesǽlig

    Seth was happy,

    • Cd. 56
      • ;
    • Th. 69, 19
      • ;
    • Gen. 1138: 130
      • ;
    • Th. 165, 28
      • ;
    • Gen. 2738
      • :
    • Bt. Met. Fox 23, 3
      • ;
    • Met. 23, 2.

  • Se gesǽliga hlísa

    fēlix rūmor,

    • Bd. 4, 23
      • ;
    • S. 594, 41
      • :
    • Exon. 61 a
      • ;
    • Th. 222, 17
      • ;
    • Ph. 350
      • .

  • Ðæt gesǽlige weorud

    the blessed company,

    • 26 a
      • ;
    • Th. 76, 33
      • ;
    • Cri. 1249
      • .

  • Wǽron swíðe gesǽlige

    they were very happy,

    • Cd. 1
      • ;
    • Th, 2, 12
      • ;
    • Gen. 18: 220
      • ;
    • Th. 282, 33
      • ;
    • Sat. 296
      • .

  • Hí fram gesǽlgum tídum gilpaþ

    they boast of happy times,

    • Ors. 5, 2
      • ;
    • Bos. 103, 11
      • :
    • Exon. 32 a
      • ;
    • Th. 101, 1, 17
      • ;
    • Cri. 1652, 1660
      • .

  • Mǽrþa gesǽligost

    most blessed of glories,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 136
      • ;
    • Sal. 67
      • .

  • Cild gesǽligust

    a very prosperous child,

    • Lchdm. iii. 196, 21
      • .

  • Se gesǽlgosta

    the happiest,

    • Bt. 26, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 90, 10
      • .
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-sǽlig.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/15793.

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